Rear-Admiral Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph Monaque[1] (b. 24 August 1936)[2][3] is a French Navy officer and naval historian.
Rémi Monaque | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1936 |
| Service | French Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Alma mater | École navale |
| Other work | Une histoire de la marine de guerre française |
Biography
editMonaque joined the École navale in 1955,[4] and was promoted to Ensign 2nd class on 1 October 1956, and to Ensign 1st class on 1 October 1958.[1]
By then a Lieutenant de vaisseau, Monaque took command of the River-class frigate Découverte in April 1971. On 21 May 1976, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and was given command of the T52-type frigate Béarnais.[1][5][3] He later captained the Georges Leygues-class frigate Jean de Vienne.[3]
Transferred ashore, he worked at the Navy General staff, in the Ministry of Defence and at the École supérieure de guerre navale.[3]
Monaque retired from the Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral after a 37-year career.[4]
Monaque has authored several books about the French Navy of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially the navy of the First French Empire.[6]
Sources and references
editPublications
- Monaque, Rémi (1995). L'Ecole de guerre navale (in French). Vincennes: Service historique de la marine.[7]
- Monaque, Rémi (2000). Latouche-Tréville, l’amiral qui défiait Nelson (in French). Paris.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[2] - Monaque, Rémi (2000). Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione (in French). Paris: SPM.
- Monaque, Rémi (2005). Trafalgar (in French). Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9782286018696. Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon.[8]
- Monaque, Rémi (2009). Suffren - Un destin inachevé (in French). Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9782847343335.
- Monaque, Rémi (2016). Une histoire de la marine de guerre française (in French). Paris: Perrin. ISBN 978-2-262-03715-4., Grand prix de l'Académie de marine 2017
References
- ^ a b c "Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph MONAQUE". Ecole navale, espace traditions. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Rémi Monaque". BnF Data. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Monaque (1995), rear cover.
- ^ a b "Rémi MONAQUE". Lisez !. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Escorteur rapide Le Béarnais". Netmarine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Mioque, Nicolas (17 September 2016). "Une histoire de la marine de guerre française". Trois Ponts!. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Monaque, Rémi, 1936-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Rémi MONAQUE". Tallandier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.